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Adjutant  and  Inspector  Gknrrai.'s  Office,  | 
Ric/imond,  March  'lltfi,  J  865.  \ 


SPECIAL  ORDERS, 

No.  72. 


[EXTRACT.] 


I.  The  followinsf  schedules  of  prices  for  articles  named 
therein,  adoped  by  commissioners  appointed  pursuant  to  law, 
for  the  State  of  Yirtrinia,  are  puljli«^hed  for  the  information 
of  all  concerned  :  and  the  special  attention  of  officers  and 
agents  of  the  ^ovcrnmont  is  directed  thereto. 

Richmond,  Va.,  March  22,  1865. 
Hon.  John  C.  Brckienridge  : 

Sir  : — As  Cono^ress  has  repealed  portions  of  former  impress 
ment  laws  relating  to  Schedules  of  Prices,  and  conQned  their 
operation  to  the  productions  of  thof-e  "detailed  or  exempted" 
l)y  the  government,  we  have  thought  it  advisable  to  cite  the 
late  acts  of  Congress  on  llie  subject,  for  the  information  of  tiie 
public  and  as  a  guide  to  all  impressment  officers.  Therefore, 
we  invite  particular  attention  to  the  annexed  extracts  from 
recent  acts  of  Congress. 

As  our  schedules  were  designed  for  the  State,  the  Commis- 
sioners endeavored,  in  arranging  prices,  to  base  them  upon 
what  appeared  to  be  a  fiiir  averagk,  tokinji  all  the  markets 
of  Virginia  into  considor.ntion.  The  varied  and  conflicting 
interests  snvolved  rendered  the  task  imposed  upon  the  Commis- 
sioners not  only  difiicult  to  accomplish,  V)ut  made  it  impossible 
for  them  to  please  all  parties.  Acting  under  laws  of  Congress, 
whatever  may  be  our  opinions  as  to  their  policy,  we  have  and 
will  endeavor  fairly  to  observe  them 

,/ln  Met  io  amend  the  Lmn  in  relotion  to  Impressments. 

The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  Amerira  do  en- 
act, That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  impress  any  sheep,  milch 
cows,  brood  mares,  stallions,  jacks,  bulls,  breeding  hogs,  or 
other  stock  kept  or  necessary  for  raising  sheep,  hogs,  horses, 
mules,  or  cattle. 


Src.  2.  That  the  term  "  just  conipnnHation  "  lor  property 
impressed  or  taken  for  public  use,  whenever  the  same  occurs 
in  any  of  the  acts  relating  to  impressments,  is  hereby  declared 
to  mean  the  usual  market  price  of  such  property  at  the  time 
and  place  of  impressment. 

Sec.  3*.  That  so  much  of  the  fifth  section  of  the  act  to  regu- 
late impressments,  approved  March  twenty-sixth,  eic^hteen  hun- 
dred and  sixty-three,  as  authorizes  tlie  Boards  of  Commis- 
sioners appointed  by  the  President  and  governors  of  the  re- 
spective States,  to  fix  in  advance  upon  the  prices  to  be  paid  for 
property  impressed  or  taken  for  public  use,  and  to  agree  upon 
and  publish  schedules  of  prices  for  property  so  impressed,  is 
hereby  repealed;  Providedjwwcver,  That  nothing  herein  con- 
tained sliall  be  construed  as  prohibiting  said  Commissioners 
from  fixing  upon  and  pul)li8hing  schedules  of  prices  to  be  paid 
by  tho  government  or  by  the  families  of  soldiers,  to  persons 
holding  exemptions  or  details  upon  conditions  which  bind  such 
persons  to  sell  to  the  government  or  to  the  fatnilica  of  soldiers 
at  prices  fixed  by  said  Commissioners. 

Sec.  4.  That  in  all  cases  of  appeals  to  tho  Hoards  of  Com- 
missioners, appointed  by  tlic  President  and  the  governors  of 
the  respective  States,  from  the  appraisments  of  impressed  pro- 
perty made  by  local  appraisers,  it  shall  l>c  the  duty  of  said 
Commissioners  to  hear  the  proofs  adduced  by  the  parties  as  to 
the  usual  market  price  of  the  property  at  the  time  and  place 
of  impressment,  and  to  assess  the  same  according  to  tlie  testi- 
mony submitted  in  the  particular  case.  On  such  appeals  the 
Commissioners  shall  receive  and  consider  sucli  legal  oral  testi- 
mony as  may  be  olTcred,  and  also  afTidavits  or  depositions  of 
conapetent  witnesses,  taken  before  and  cortincd  by  any  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  or  Judge  or  Clerk  of  any  Court  of  llecord. 
Witnesses  examined  before  such  IJoard  may  be  sworn  by  either 
of  the  Commissioners.  Where  the  appeal  is  taken  by  the  im- 
pressing officer,  and  the  same  is  not  brought  to  a  hearing,  and 
a  final  award  in  the  case  made  by  the  ('ommissiouers  within 
ninety  days  after  the  date  of  the  original  appraisment,  such 
appeal  shall  be  considered  as  abandoned,  and  sliall  not  be  af- 
terwards heard;  and  the  original  appraisment  shall  be  treated 
as  final  and  conclusive. 

Approved  March  18,  1865. 

A  true  copy  :  JAMES  M.  MATTHEWS, 

Law  Clerk. 


An  Act  to  amend  An  act  entitled  ^^An  act  to  regulate  impress- 
ments,^^ approved  March  twenty-sixth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
sixty-three,  as  amended  by  the  act  approved  February  sixteenth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-four. 

The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America  do  en- 
act, That  the  act  entitled  "An  act  to  regulate  impressments," 
approved  March  twenty-sixth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty- 
three,  as  amended  by  the  act  approved  February  sixteenth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-four,  be  so  amended  that  in  all 
cases  where  property  shall  be  impressed  for  the  use  of  the 
army,  it  shall  not  be  necessary  to  pay  the  price  at  the  time  of 
impressment,  when  the  parties  from  whom  such  property  is 
impressed  glial  1  refuse  to  receive  therefor  certificates  of  indeb- 
tedness, issued  un-icr  authority  of  the  act  entitled  "An  act  to 
reduce  the  currency  and  to  authorize  a  new  issue  of  notes  and 
bonds,"  approved  February  l7th,  18G4-,  but  the  same  shall  be 
paid  as  soon  as  practicable  thereafter. 

Approved  March  18,  1865. 

A  true  copy  :  JAMES  M.  MATTHEWS, 

Law  Clerk. 


SCHEDUl.E    A, 


ARTICLES.                j 

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gUAI.ITV .              ] 

DKSCRIPTIOS. 

1 

Wlilte  or  red.         | 

gCANTITV. 

PAICB. 

1  Wheat, 

Prime, 

Per  bus.  of  tlo  lbs., 

$    25  00 

'i  Flonr, 

(!ood  Fine, 



I'er  bbl.  of  1%  " 

128  00 

" 

Superfine, 

_            ! 

.1       I.        I.      f. 

125  00 

" 

•'       P.xt.  S'prliHt  , 



l'i6  00 

»• 

"      Family, 

H              v€                 li              U 

128  00 

3  Corn, 

Prjrae, 

White  or  yellow. 

Per  bus.  of  56    '♦ 

20  00 

4  Corn  in«al, 

ODiid, 

<i  50     a 

«1  00 

5  Bye, 

I'l  line, 

"  56     •' 

20  01) 

fi  Cleaned  o:il5, 

«' 



i.    ;V2      » 

15  0(1 

7  Wheat  bran, 

Cfood, 

i 

,.  17    " 

3  00 

fs  Shorts, 

'; 

_               1 

n             ,1  -22    c. 

4  00 

»  Brown  PtulT, 

1 

i.  28    'i 

6  00 

10  Shiv)  sluir, 

1 

'    :J7    » 

S  00 

11  Bacon, 

Hog  round,            i 

'••     pound. 

4  00 

12  i»ork-ealt. 

' 

»{         1 1 

8  25 

18      "        fresh. 

Fat  and  good, 

'• 

Per  lb.  net  weight, 

2  76 

14  Lard, 

(Jood, 

,<     ,' 

4  00 

15  Horses  and  mules, 

First  class, 

Artillery,  &c  , 

average  price  pr  h'd, 

1.200  00 

16  Wo»i, 

Fair  or  Merino, 

Washed, 

Per  pound, 

10  00 

17  Wool, 

Fair  or  Merino, 

Unwashed, 

HI. 

8  0(t 

IS  Peas, 

G-.od, 

"     bus. 

10  00 

19  Beans, 



80  00 

20  Potatoes, 

Irish, 

ik           a 

iJO  00 

*21  J 

Sweet, 

"            " 

20  00 

22  Onions, 



t'                 ii 

50  00 

23  Dried   peaches, 

•  i 

Pealed, 

<»                 tl 

•20  GO 

24  Dried  peaches, 

'• 

Unpealed, 

;(          a 

15  00 

25  Dried  apples, 

Pealed, 

C4                  U 

15  00 

26  Uay,  baled, 

" 

Timothy  or  clover 

••   100  lbs', 

7  00 

27  Hay,  baled, 

trohard  or  herd. 

11         it 

7  00 

28  Hay,  unbaled, 

a 

Orchard  or  herd. 

u 

6  00 

39  Fheaf  oats  baled, 

,. 

11       ■   .. 

11  00 

30  Sheafo  Its,  unbaled, 

u 

_ 

lO  00 

31  Blaielodder,ba  ed. 

i( 

, 

,,            .c 

7  00 

o-i  Bla«ie  fodder,unb'd, 

't 

... 

I.         <.<■ 

6  00 

33  Shucks,  baled. 

u 

_ 

H               Iw 

5  00 

34  Sbucks,  unbaled. 

i: 

K              tl 

4  00 

85  Wheat  straw, baled, 

a 

_ 

»'              li 

3  00 

86  Wheat  straw, nnbl'd 

t« 



«.              I. 

2  00 

37  Pasturage, 

(1 

Interior, 

"  Head  per  month 

5  00 

38         " 

Superior, 

I.        .1          :(        n 

6  00 

89 

First  rate, 

a 

U          (i              U          (( 

7  00 

40    ■      " 

Good, 

Near  cities, 

U           4;              u         .i 

S  00 

41          " 

Superior, 

U           U               41            u 

9  00 

42          " 

First  rate. 

(( 

il      »<         l(      (I 

10  00 

43  Salt, 

Good, 



"   Bushel  of  50  lbs. 

10  00 

44  Soap, 

u 



''  Pound, 

3  00 

45  Candles, 

'• 

Tallow, 

7  00 

46  Vinegar, 

" 

Cider, 

'•  Gallon. 

.5  00 

47  Whiskey, 

" 

Trade, 

41              U 

25  00 

4S  Sugar, 

>k 

Brown, 

"  Pound, 

5  00 

4;>  Molasses, 

t( 

New  Orleans, 

"  Gallon, 

15  00 

f)0  Rice, 

<» 

"  Pound, 

1  00 

M  Collee, 

>( 

Rio,      "~ 

4(                 U 

10  00 

m  Tea, 

" 

Trade, 

C(                 14 

15  00 

f(3  Vinegar, 

'< 

Manufactured, 

"    Gallon, 

2  00 

.'\4  IMg  Iron, 

'« 

No.  1  quality. 

"  Ton, 

400  00 

.V)    "      '' 

" 

No.  2      " 

41          44 

364  00 

r.r,    "      " 

»' 

No.  ;5     " 

4(          <4 

828  00 

57   blooiu  Iron, 

(( 

4«          44 

760  00 

58  S.nlth'8  Iron, 

Ooo.l, 

Round  plate. t  bar 

"  Per  ton, 

1,100  00 

69  Kailioad  Iron, 

S«irvietable, 



44                 44 

450  00 

tiO  Leather, 

Good, 

Harn«88, 

*'  Pound, 

8  00 

CI         " 

" 

Sole, 

(1                  44 

7  00 

63        " 

(( 

Upper, 

((       (( 

y  00 

5 


Schedule  A.— (Continued.) 


AilTlC'LKS. 

QUALITY. 
G«od, 

DKSCRIPTION. 

QUANTITY. 

pnicE. 

63  Beef  cattle, 

Gross  weight, 

"  100  lbs. 

$    r,0  00 

64    " 

Superior, 

It          Ik 

(.           «. 

60  00 

65    " 

First  rate. 

<i          i. 

W           <i 

70  00 

<5«  Salt  beef, 

Good, 

_ 

"  Ncttpcr.lb, 

2  00 

67  Sheep, 

Fair, 

— 

Per    100  lbs., 

70  00 

6S  Armv  woolen  cloth, 

Good. 

' 

X  yard, 

«' 

10  oz  per  yard, 

'*   yard, 

V)  (10 

69  Anujr  woolen  cloth, 

Pro    rata    as    to 

70  Army  woolen  cloth, 

•' 

greater  or  less. 

Width  or  weight, 



(J -4  yard, 

2(>  oz  per  yard, 

Per  yard. 

00  on 

Pro    rata    as    to 

71   Anny  woolen  cloth, 

greater  or  less, 

Width  or  weight, 

_ 

72  Flannels,               l^, 

'• 

6  oz  per  yard, 

Per  yard. 

14  00 

Ti  Cotton  shirting    \, 

!'. 

4>;  y'ds  to  the  lb 
3"^     "            " 

2  50 

3  00 

76        "   sheetings,  4-1^ 

'• 

3        ■• 

11        .i 

3  50 

76        "   osnaburgs,  ,*4, 

•• 

6  cz  jier  yard, 

;l 

3  5(> 

77        •'          "           ^, 

" 

S  oz  i)er  yard. 

..               >i 

3  SO 

7S         "     tent  cloths, 

10  oz  to  the  yard, 

4. 

4  00 

71>  On    the  above   ciiu 

mcrated     cotton     cl 

9ths,  pro  rata  as  to 

greater  or  less  width 

or  w'ght 

SI"  Army  shoes, 

Good, 

— 

Per  pair, 

25  00 

^1  Shoe  thread. 

" 



"     pouud, 
''    pair, 

6  00 

82  AVool  socks,  men's, 

" 

_ 

6  CO 

b3  Corntop  fodder. 

>' 

_^ 

baled, 
8i  Corntop  fodder. 

!; 

— 

••     100  lbs., 

3  00 

unbaled, 



i~~ 

1  00 

7  00 

S6  AVheat  chaff,  baled, 

u 



86      "          ''      unbrd, 



t.             a 

6  00 
15  00 

S7  tSorghum  molasses, 

First  quality, 

_ 

Per  gallon, 
Per  head, 

8S  Pasturage  for  sheep. 

Good, 

Interior, 

1  00 

89        do               do 

Superior, 

do 

(4              <.l 

1  25 

90        do               do 

First  rate. 

do 

U              l( 

1  50 

91   Apple  Brandy, 

Good, 

Per  gallon, 

Ih  00 

92  Peach  Brandy, 

" 

— 

15  00 

ScHEDUi.E  }>.—Hire  of  Labor,  Teams,  Wagons  and  Drivers, 


IS 


Baliag-  long  forage 

Shelling  and  bagging    coru,  sftcka  lurnished  by  (iovern- 
ment 

Hauling 

H  auliD<  grain 

Hire  of  two-horse  team,  wagon  and  driver,  rations   fur- 
nished by  owner 

Hire  »«f  same,  r:itionR  lurnished  hy  the  Government, 

Hire  of  four-horse  team,  wa;.'on  and  driver,  rations  fur 
nished  by  owner, 

Hire  of  same,  rntioiis  furni  bed  by  the  Government, 

Hire  of   six-horse  team,  wagou  and    driver,  rations  fur 
nished  by  own.r 

Hire  of  same,  rations  furniahfd   by  the  Government, 

lliic  of  laborer,  rations  furnished  by  th<»  owner 

Hire  of  same,  rations  furnished  by  the  novernraent, 

Hire  of  simie,  rations  and  cloihing  furnished  by  owner,. 

Hire  of  same,  rations  fnrri«ht>d  by  the  GoTernmeut,. . . 

Hire  ol  teHuu^ters,  rations  rurnished  by  Government,... 

Hire  of  laborer,  clothiiu-:  and  rations  fun, islied  and  taxes 
paid  by  (Government --         

Hire  of  ox  carts,  team  and  driver,  rations  furnished    by 
owner 

Hire  of  same,  rations  furnished  by  Government 


QWASTITT  AND  TIMK. 

PRICK. 

rer  100  pounds, 

$      1  00 

«      56        «' 

"     cwt.  per  mile, 

"     bush."       " 

5(1 
•_'0 

1^ 

"     day, 

30  «(• 
15  00 

C(           ,( 

5«  00 

25  (10 

ii       1. 

"    month, 

70  00 
;i5  00 

S  (to 

4  00 

1     185  00 

1      100  00 

i     100  00 

"    year, 

500  00 

"    day, 

80  00 
15  Oti 

REVISION  OF  THE  SCHEDULES  FOR   PEBRUARY  AND  MARCH  LAST. 

Since  tlic  ado|>tioii  of  our  schedules  for  the  months  of  Feb- 
ruary aiid  March  last,  the  financial  bills  passed  by  Congress, 
taxing  the  currency,  had  seriously  impaired  the  value  of  the 
old  issues  of  Confederate  Treasury  notes.  At  this  juncture 
large  numbers  of  horses  and  mules  were  impressed  and  paid 
for  in  a  currency  which  v-v^as  in  a  few  days  thereafter  to  be 
taxed  thirty-three  and  one-third  per  cent. 

The  Board  of  State  CommisBioners  having  adjourned,  and 
one  of  its  members  being  out  of  the  State,  it  could  not  be  con- 
vened in  time  to  review  our  schedule  of  prices.  Under  this 
state  of  facts,  we  have  re-examined  and  re-arranged  our  tariff 
of  prices,  so  far  as  we  have  been  advised  of  recent  impress- 
ments, proposing  in  this  mode  to  remedy  2ii\y  diminution  of 
valuation  which  may  have  occurred  fi-om  the  action  of  Con- 
gress, upon  tliC  currency.  Therefore  v/c  assess  the  average 
value  of  artillery  or  wagon  horses  or  mules,  impressed  since 
the  passage  of  the  currency  l)ill  of  iTth  February  last,  at  $600. 
This  award  will  entitle  each  pefson  to  receive  a  higher  com- 
pensation accordingly  as  each  horse  or  mule  recently  impress- 
ed may  be  considered  as  being  a  first, second  or  third  class  artil- 
lery or  wagon  horse  or  mule,  whether  the  parties  appeal  to 
our  Board  or  not ;  and   the   impressing  agents   and    oflicers 


should  forthwith  call  on  all  those  poraons  of  whom  they  have 
impressed  liorRcs  or  mules,  and  propose  a  settlement  upon  the 
foregoing  basis.  But,  allowing  to  each  person  only  such  pri- 
ces as  first,  second  or  third  class  artillery  or  wagon  horses 
or  mules  may  have  been  estimated  at,  by  the  local  or  county 
appraisers,  assuming  our  average  appraisement  of  $600  as  a 
fair  medium  valuation.  This,  then,  would  allow  a  maximum 
price  of  $^00  and  a  minimum  price  of  $400,  making  $000  the 
average  price— th as  allowing  more  for  first  class  horses  or 
mules  and  proportionately  less  for  the  inferior,  as  they  may  fall 
below  the  grade  of  first  class.  The  county  appraisements  will 
be  the  guide  in  making  these  settlements,  but  within  the  limits 
of  our'maximum  price  of  $800  and  our  minimum  price  of  $400. 
This  plan  w^ould  perhaT)s  be  more  satisfactory  to  the  people. 
For  whatever  price  tJiO  county  af»|>raisers  agcecd  upon  should 
be  deemed  fair,  within  the  range  of  onr  minimum  price  of  $400 
and  our  maximum  price  of  $800.  Payment  of  wliatever  amount 
awarded  to  bo  made  in  new  issue  of  Tie  isury  notes. 

The  impressing  officers,  in  those  instances  where  there  are 
no  arbitrators  or  local  appraisements  for  Ijorses  or  mules  im- 
pressed, should,  in  all  sucli  cases,  themselves  re-estimate  the 
value  of  horses  or  mules  thus  impressed,  and  allow  in  each 
case  such  additional  compensation  as  would,  within  the  limits 
of  our  schrdule  rates,  appear  just  and  })roper.  But  if,  after 
this  re-valuation  and  settlement,  any  person  should  not  be  sat- 
isfied, the  party  could  then  appeal  to  our  Board  and  have  the 
case  re-cousidercd. 

All  appeals  and  communications  for  the  Board  of  Commis- 
sioners should  be  addressed,  postpaid,  to  W.  D.  K.  Whitakee, 
Secretary  of  the  Board,  Box  995,  Richmond  P.  O.,  Va. 

The  next  meeting  of  the  Board  will  be  held  on  the  2d  day 
of  May  next,  in  the  city  of  Richmond. 

(Signed)  E.  W.  HUBARD, 

ROBT.  GIBBONEY, 
Ccm'rs  for  Virginia: 
By  command  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

JOHN  WITHERS,  A.  A.  G. 


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